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Scholarly Communication

This guide gives an overview of scholarly communication, Open Access, and research metrics

Scholarly Communication

Broadly speaking, Scholarly Communication is the life cycle of scholarship. It is the process through which research is discovered, accessed, created, reviewed, disseminated, acquired, and preserved. The process involves numerous stakeholders, including authors, publishers, libraries, institutions, and funding agencies.

While scholarly communication has typically focused on journal publication, we can also include other types of research output, such as data, software, and other kinds of digital scholarship.

UNBC librarians are available to provide scholarly communication support to researchers in various ways. The following are a few examples:

  • How can I make my work open access? What are the benefits?
  • How do I select and evaluate journals for publication?
  • How can I make my data, software, and code discoverable?
  • What do I need to know about retaining the rights to my work when publishing?
  • When applying for a grant, are there any open access requirements I should be aware of?
  • How do I use research indicators to evaluate the academic and societal impact of my work?

Research Life Cycle

Research Cycle

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